Salt Lake Comic Con officially kicks off two weeks from tomorrow. That means it is right around the corner. It also means that the guest announcements are going to begin coming fast and furious over the remaining 14 days. Just in the last 2 days, 2 Doctors have been announced, Paul McGann and Colin Baker. I expect more major announcements coming. That’s typically how it happens. This is for a variety of reasons. One is that it creates a lot of buzz right before the con begins. Another is that a lot of celebrities can’t really confirm until right before because they have so much going on. This is a good thing. I like being surprised when I hear a guest is coming instead of disappointed when I hear a guest is coming, and then can’t at the last-minute. Whatever the reason, this is the time when the big announcements are made. Heck, Patrick Stewart wasn’t even announced until the first night of FanX. So if theta one guest you’ve been hoping for hasn’t been announced, just wait. It could be coming.
Knowing all of this, i began to think about who my dream guests might be. Who would I love to see show up to one of these? Who would I love to go listen to for an hour or two? The list is long, it’s true, but I narrowed it down to my top 5. I didn’t want to get greedy, and I fully anticipate that Salt Lake Comic Con is going to read my list and make it happen. I mean, why not? I’m a fan, a paying customer. I don’t think bringing in 5 A-list celebrities with short notice is too much to ask.
So, in no particular order, except numerical order of which I would like to see the least of these 5 to the most, here are my top 5:
5. Viggo Mortensen
I love Lord of the Rings. I know, that’s a shocker, a geek who likes LOTR. We’re hard to come by. One of my favorite characters in the film and in the books was Aragorn. He was just awesome. Noble, royal, kingly, Jesus-like, there was just a lot to like about him. That’s not why I want him to come. I think it would be cool because i have heard he is quirky person, so I think it would be interesting to go to a presentation where he is the speaker. Plus, I don’t think he does a whole lot of these conventions, so it would be cool if he came here and did ours. It would also be very cool to hear about his experiences while filming the LOTR films. And about horses. I hear he loves horses. I heard that the horse he rode in the films was his own horse, in real life. And he learned elvish just for this role. Again, quirky, that would make a great panel or two.
4. Mark Hammil
I mean, of course every geek out there would like to meet Luke Skywalker. The whining, teenage moper who eventually became our favorite Jedi, but Hamill has done a lot more in the geek community. Just think of your image of Joker, pre Heath Ledger. I bet you’re picturing the Joker from Batman: The Animated Series. That was Mark Hamill. He did the voice, and let’s face it, the voice made that character. He was incredible as the Joker, almost as good as Kevin Conroy was as Batman. Wait a minute…I’m getting an idea…Mark Hamill/Kevin Conroy: A Batman Super Panel. They could discuss their work on the series and how awesome it was, and maybe even do a reading for us. It would be awesome. I mean, I’m sure Hamill isn’t really doing anything right now…What’s that? He’s filming a new Star Wars? Wow. Who knew?
4B. Mark Hamill’s beard
I know that typically lists like this don’t have extra entries like 4B, but this is my site, so my rules. Look at that awesome beard he is sporting. He is totally trying to pull off the older, wiser Jedi look, and it is awesome. His beard could have its own booth and sign autographs. I’d buy one.
3. Hugh Jackman
Salt Lake Comic Con just announced that they would have an exclusive Death of Wolverine variant cover at the con from Marvel. I think in honor of that, and since Marvel is “really killing off” Wolverine in the comics, we should have Hugh Jackman come. Mr. Wolverine himself. I don’t know what is going to happen when he decides to stop being Wolverine, but it will be sad. It would be great to hear his stories about filming each of the 300 X-Men movies he has been in. He must have a ton of great stories. Plus, let’s not overlook The Prestige and Van Helsing. This, of course would be huge. The biggest problem would be getting his claws past security. Yeah, I’d like to see security try to stop him.
2. Chris Evans
This one is mostly for my wife. She loves Captain America. She says it is the character, how he is so good and always stands up for the little guy. She swears it has nothing to do with how dreamy he is. It’s ok, I’m not jealous. I have eyes, I can see how dreamy he is. I loved Winter Soldier. I thought it was faun film, and a good film. It would be great to have him here, or anyone from the Avengers. One of the panels is supposed to be on the Marvel Phase 3, wouldn’t it be great to have some of those actors there?
1. David Tennant/Matt Smith
Either one, or both would be fine. This would be great to have them there along with Baker and McGann and have a Doctor Who super panel. These two are my favorite Doctors, so it would be cool if they came. I think I would even pay money for their autographs. If either of these two came, the place would be packed. If both came, it would be madness. Plus it would be just in time for Doctor Who’s 51st anniversary…err…
Who would be in your top 5, or is there just one special guest you’re hoping for? Let us know in the comments below, we would love to hear from you.
